The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
Good soldiers never pass up a chance to eat or sleep. They never know how much they'll be called on to do before the next chance.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.